IGP Idris Vows To Restructure, Reorganise SARS

Inspector general of police, Ibrahim Idris has restated his determination to restructure and reorganize the special anti-robbery squad of the force also known as SARS.

Ibrahim Idris

This is to enable the unit complement the efforts of the other police special forces in curbing serious and heinous crimes in the country.

The inspector general of police said this at the commissioning of the special technical squad and the intelligence response team’s complex in Guzape, Abuja.

The special tactical squad and the intelligence response team of the Nigeria police and the technical units of the force are responsible for the investigation of serious crimes such as terrorism, armed robbery, kidnapping, cattle rustling and other forms of social ills.

After two years of its establishment, the inspector general of police says the unit has been instrumental to the successes made so far by the police under his watch.

Speaking on behalf of both units of the intelligence response team and the special tactical squad, deputy commissioner of police Kolo Yusuf expressed gratitude to the police authority for the support and confidence in them.

In the last two years, the tactical squad has arrested over 435 suspects, prosecuted 298 and recovered over two thousand with various arms and ammunitions.

The intelligence response team has arrested over 535 suspects, prosecuted 378 and recovered over 1000 arms ammunitions.